Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

This colonial mansion has been home to a staggering number of American historic figures.

The tombstone epitaph of Millicent Milroy commemorates her "marriage" to King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.